List of excavated towns

Protest sign against the excavation of Holzweiler by the Garzweiler opencast mine

Former and relocated places in the Rhenish lignite mining area

Localities are called excavated when an open pit mine , e.g. B. lignite , was extended to populated area and it was decided to demolish the settlement area on it in order to mine the underlying lignite. The opencast mines in Germany are shown in the list of German brown coal opencast mines .

"Overdredging" is used when spoil heaps arise over the former location . An example of this is the Sophienhöhe above the former location of Lich-Steinstrasse (Hambach opencast mine).

In total, more than 300 settlements were devastated and around 100,000 people were resettled in Germany for lignite mining alone .

Germany

Helmstedt lignite mining area

Alversdorf opencast mine

Alversdorf - residents resettled in the early 1970s and dredged in 1973

Wulfersdorf opencast mine

Büddenstedt - excavated from 1940 to 1947 as part of the former municipality of Büddenstedt and rebuilt as the district of Neu Büddenstedt before (1935)

Open pit loyalty

Runstedt - 1958 to 1968 the town was demolished
Trendelbusch - had to give way to open-cast lignite mining at the end of the 1950s, until 1916 a separate open-cast mine called Trendelbusch on the outskirts of the village, which then became part of the Treue opencast mine much later

Wulfersdorf opencast mine

Wulfersdorf - demolished 1940 to 1944

Rhenish lignite district

Bergheim opencast mine

Fortuna - district of Bergheim , excavated in the 1980s
Bethlehem Monastery - part of the city of Bergheim

Fortuna-Garsdorf opencast mine

Garsdorf - district of Bedburg - moved 1963–1965 - excavated in 1965
Frauweiler - district of Bedburg - moved and excavated 1963–1965
Wiedenfeld with its district of Montagsend - district of Bergheim - relocated and excavated in 1963–1965
Winkelheim - district of Bedburg - relocated until 1977
Buchholz (Bedburg) - district of Bedburg - relocated until 1977
Holtrop Castle - part of the Niederaußem community (today Bergheim ) - excavated in 1958
Giersberg - Glesch community - excavated in 1968
Bedburg-Ost - smaller towns belonging to the Bedburg urban area, such as B. Geddenberg

Frechen opencast mine

Mödrath - relocated in 1956 - excavated in 1964 - relocated to (Neu-) Mödrath, a district in the northeast of Kerpen
Bottenbroich - relocated in 1949 - dredged in 1953 - relocated to Neu-Bottenbroich
Habbelrath - relocated in 1960 - dredged in 1964 - relocated to the northeastern edge of Habbelrath
Grefrath - relocated until 1965 - excavated in 1965 - relocated to the northeastern edge of Grefrath
Boisdorf - relocated in 1970 - dredged in 1975 - partially relocated to Neu-Bottenbroich and Habbelrath

Garzweiler opencast mine

Belmen - district of Jüchen - relocated from around 1980 - excavated after 1985 to 1992 - relocated to Neu-Elfgen

Borschemich - district of Erkelenz - was (new) relocated to Borschemich between 2006 and 2016

Elfgen - district of Grevenbroich - relocated from around 1980 - excavated until 1992 - relocated to Neu-Elfgen

Garzweiler - district of Jüchen - moved 1984–1992 - dredged in 2003 - moved to Neu-Garzweiler

Holz - district of Jüchen - relocated 2000–2006, demolition started in January 2006–2011 - relocated to Neu-Holz

Immerath - district of Erkelenz - has been relocated since 2006 - relocated to Immerath (new)

Königshoven - district of Bedburg - resettled 1976–1978 - dredged in 1983 - relocated to (New) Königshoven

Lützerath - district of Erkelenz - has been relocated since 2006 - relocated to Immerath (new)

Morken-Harff - relocated 1970–1975 - excavated after 1975 - relocated to Neu Morken-Harff

Otzenrath - district of Jüchen - relocated 2000–2006 - excavated in 2007 - relocated to Neu-Otzenrath

Pesch - district of Erkelenz - relocated 2005–2006 - relocated to Pescher Kamp

Priesterath - district of Jüchen - relocated in 1987 - excavated in 2003 - relocated to Neupriesterath

Reisdorf (Grevenbroich) - district of Grevenbroich - abandoned from 1959 - dredged around 1990

Spenrath - district of Jüchen - relocated in 2006 - excavated in 2009 - relocated to Neu-Spenrath

Harff Castle - dredged after 1975 - relocated to Neu Morken-Harff

Hambach opencast mine

Etzweiler - district of Elsdorf (Rhineland) - relocated 1995–2003 - excavated in 2011 - relocated to Neu-Etzweiler
Lich-Steinstrasse - district of Niederzier - resettled 1981–1989 - dredged and dredged over in 1989 (Sophienhöhe) - resettled to Jülich- Lich-Steinstrasse
Manheim - district of Kerpen - has been relocated since 2012 - relocated to Manheim-new
Morschenich - district of Merzenich - has been relocated since 2013 - relocated to Morschenich-Neu
Tanneck (Elsdorf) - district of Elsdorf (Rhineland) - relocated in 2010 - dredged in 2013/14
Gesolei - settlement in the south of Elsdorf (Rhineland) - resettled 1995–2003 - resettled to Neu-Etzweiler

Inden opencast mine

Altdorf - district of Inden - relocated 1992–1999 - excavated in 2005 - relocated to Inden / Altdorf
Geuenich - district of Inden - already abandoned in the 17th century with the exception of the medieval parish church, then cemetery and memorial - dredged in 2005
Inden - former center of Inden - moved 1992–1999 - dredged in 2005 - moved to Inden / Altdorf
Pattern - district of Aldenhoven - relocated 1985–1990 - relocated according to Neu-Pattern
Pier , a district of Inden, relocated 2005-2013 - excavated in 2014 - relocated to Pier (Langerwehe) , Schophoven and Inden / Altdorf
Pommenich , belonged to Pier, relocated 2005–2013 - dredged 2014–2015 - relocated to Pier (Langerwehe) , Schophoven and Inden / Altdorf
Vilvenich , part of Pier, relocated 2005–2013 - demolished in 2015 - relocated to Pier (Langerwehe) , Schophoven and Inden / Altdorf
Lohn - district of Eschweiler - relocated in 1972 - excavated in 1974 - relocated to Neu-Lohn
Pützlohn - district of Eschweiler - relocated 1962–1972 - excavated in 1975 - relocated to Neu-Lohn
Erberich - district of Eschweiler - relocated in 1979 - excavated 1981–1985 - relocated to Neu-Lohn

Opencast mine future- west

West half of Fronhoven - district of Eschweiler - relocated in 1972 - dredged in 1974 - relocated to Neu-Lohn
Hausen manor - relocated in 1969 - dredged in 1976
Langendorf - district of Eschweiler - relocated in 1972 - excavated in 1977 - relocated to Neu-Lohn
Langweiler - district of Aldenhoven - relocated in 1970 - dredged in 1973 - relocated to hamlets Langweiler and Neu-Langweiler
Laurenzberg - district of Eschweiler - relocated in 1972 - excavated in 1974 - relocated to Dürwiß
Lürken - district of Eschweiler - moved 1960–1963 - excavated in 1965
Obermerz - district of Aldenhoven - relocated 1965–1971 - dredged in 1972
Velau - belonged to the municipality of Kinzweiler (today Eschweiler ) - 19 ?? relocated - dredged in 1950

Lusatian lignite mining area

In the Lausitz area, over 80 towns and parts of the community have so far been demolished using opencast mines and cooling water reservoirs for power plants and over 30 have been partially devastated .

→ see the main list of the abandoned places in the Lausitz coal area

Central German lignite district

Opencast mine Borna-Ost / Bockwitz

Borna -Est with settlement Abtei, devastated 1964 to 1966

Bockwitz , Bockwitz district, Borna community - east of Borna - devastated in 1989 - no longer dredged due to the closure of the opencast mine

Opencast mine Borna-West

Blumroda - dredged over in 1952/57
Hartmannsdorf - partially dredged over from 1957 to 1960
Görnitz - dredged over from 1961 to 1963
Old Deutzen - devastated 1961 to 1963, rebuilt as Neu-Deutzen to the west of the old location

Cospuden opencast mine

Gut Lauer , district Lauer, municipality of Leipzig - relocated and dredged over from 1983 to 1986, now in the Cospudener See
Cospuden , district Cospuden, municipality of Markkleeberg - formerly OT von Markkleeberg - devastated between 1973 and 1980, now in the Cospudener See

Delitzsch-Südwest / Breitenfeld opencast mine

Grabschütz - place south of Delitzsch - relocated in 1985

Kattersnaundorf - place south of Delitzsch - resettled in 1981

Kömmlitz - place south of Delitzsch - devastated in 1988 - no longer dredged due to the closure of the opencast mine

Lössen - place south of Delitzsch - devastated in 1988 - no longer dredged due to the closure of the opencast mine

Schladitz - place south of Delitzsch - devastated in 1990 - no longer dredged due to the closure of the opencast mine, when Neu-Schladitz near Rackwitz was rebuilt, see Schladitzer See

Werbelin - place south of Delitzsch - devastated in 1992 despite massive protests - no longer dredged due to the closure of the opencast mine, see Werbeliner See

Wolteritz - location south of Delitzsch - relocation and devastation planned - no longer implemented due to the closure of the opencast mine

Deutzen opencast mine

Bergisdorf - west of Borna - dissolved in 1951
Röthigen - north of Regis-Breitingen - dissolved in 1957/58, partially devastated

Espenhain opencast mine

Geschwitz , Geschwitz district, Rötha municipality - north of Rötha - relocated and dredged over from 1951 to 1953, now recultivated (new course of the Gösel )

Rüben , Rüben district, Rötha community - north of Rötha - relocated and dredged over from 1955 to 1957, now the Stöhna retention basin

Stöhna , district of Stöhna, municipality of Böhlen - north of Böhlen - relocated and dredged over from 1955 to 1957, now the Stöhna retention basin

Großdeuben , district Großdeuben, municipality of Böhlen - eastern parts were relocated and dredged over from 1955 to 1957, now recultivated

Zehmen , district Zehmen, municipality of Böhlen - north of Böhlen - relocated and dredged over from 1957 to 1958, now the Stöhna retention basin

Gruna , district Gruna, municipality Großpösna, formerly OT of Magdeborn - northeast of Rötha - relocated in 1963 and demolished for daytime facilities at the pivot point of the opencast mine, northern part dredged over

Kötzschwitz , Magdeborn district, Großpösna municipality, former OT of Magdeborn - northeast of Rötha - relocated and dredged in 1963, now in the Störmthaler See

Gaschwitz , Gaschwitz district, Markkleeberg municipality - eastern fields were dredged over from 1964 to 1965, now recultivated

Crostewitz , district of Crostewitz, municipality of Markkleeberg - south of Markkleeberg-Ost - relocated and excavated from 1967 to 1972, now south bank of Markkleeberger See

Mark Getzelau desert , Crostewitz district, Markkleeberg community - south of Markkleeberg-Ost - excavated around 1978, now in Lake Markkleeberg

Großstädteln , district Großstädteln, municipality of Markkleeberg - eastern fields dredged over from 1967 to 1972, now recultivated

Dechwitz , Dechwitz district, Großpösna municipality, formerly OT of Magdeborn - northeast of Rötha - approx. 1965 relocated and dredged, now the Cröbern landfill

Sestewitz , Dechwitz district, Großpösna municipality, formerly OT of Magdeborn - northeast of Rötha - relocated and excavated from 1967 to 1968, now the Cröbern landfill

Göhren , district Dechwitz, community Großpösna, formerly OT of Magdeborn - northeast of Rötha - 1967 to 1968? relocated and dredged, now the Cröbern landfill

Markkleeberg - southern parts moved from 1974 to 1975 and dredged over, now the northern bank of the Markkleeberger See

Vorwerk Auenhain , district Auenhain, municipality of Markkleeberg, formerly OT von Wachau - south of Wachau - resettled and excavated in 1976, now recultivated, holiday settlement Seepark Auenhain

Cröbern , district Cröbern, municipality of Markkleeberg - south of Markkleeberg-Ost - resettled and dredged from 1976 to 1982, now recultivated (the Cröbern landfill is not on the district)

Magdeborn , district Magdeborn, community Großpösna - community south of Markkleeberg - relocated and dredged over from 1977 to 1980, now partly in the Störmthaler See

Göltzschen , district Göltzschen, community Großpösna, formerly OT of Magdeborn - northeast of Rötha - resettled 1977 to 1980, now in the Störmthaler See

Rödgen , district Rödgen, community Großpösna, former OT von Störmthal - southwest of Störmthal - resettled and dredged in 1984, now in the Störmthaler See

Geiseltal opencast mine

several former opencast mines between Frankleben near Merseburg , Braunsbedra and Müelte

Runstedt - relocated in 1929 - excavated in 1931
Naundorf - relocated in 1954 - dredged in 1957
Benndorf - relocated in 1954 - dredged in 1959
Wernsdorf - relocated in 1956 - dredged in 1957
Zützschdorf - relocated in 1956 - dredged in 1957
Körbisdorf - relocated in 1957 - dredged in 1958
Geiselröhlitz , Graefendorf , parts of Neumark , - relocated in 1957 - dredged in 1960
Lützkendorf - relocated in 1961 - excavated in 1963
Möckerling - relocated in 1961 - dredged in 1964
Petzkendorf and parts of Krumpa - relocated in 1961 - dredged in 1968
Kleinkayna , parts of Großkayna , parts of Roßbach - relocated in 1963 - dredged in 1966
Parts of Neubiendorf - relocated in 1964 - dredged in 1968
Kämmeritz - relocated in 1966 - dredged in 1968
Neumark Colony , Neumark-Ost - relocated in 1968 - dredged in 1975
Zorbau , Zöbigker , Eptingen , Gehüfte - moved in 1968 - dredged in 1975

Goitzsche opencast mine

Döbern - place near Bitterfeld - devastated in 1982
Niemegk - place near Bitterfeld - devastated in 1978
Paupitzsch with Gut Neuhaus - place near Bitterfeld - devastated in 1976
District of Petersroda - place near Bitterfeld
Seelhausen - place near Bitterfeld
Zöckeritz - place near Bitterfeld - dredged over in 1956

Golpa-Nord opencast mine

Gremmin - place near Graefenhainichen in the district of Wittenberg - moved in 1980 - dredged over in 1982

Groitzscher Dreieck opencast mine

(1974–1991, since 1995 mining field of the United Schleenhain opencast mine)

Berndorf , partially excavated in 1976
Zschagast , between Michelwitz and Berndorf, excavated in 1981
Käferhain , formerly Borna district , resettled in 1985/86, partly excavated, due to the suspension of the opencast mine only from 2030 (as part of the United Schleenhain opencast mine)

Muldenstein opencast mine

District of Pouch - Ort bei Bitterfeld

Nachterstedt opencast mine

Nachterstedt - devastated from 1928 and rebuilt about 1.5 km south
Königsaue - devastated around 1965 and rebuilt as Neu Königsaue about 1.5 km north

Peres open pit mine

(south of Zwenkau , since 1995 mining field of the United Schleenhain opencast mine)

Leipen - devastated 1965–1966
Piegel - devastated 1976–1978
Peres - devastated from 1982 to 1983
Zöllsdorf desert - partially devastated in 1990

Phoenix- Falkenhain opencast mine

Rusendorf , north of Meuselwitz , Zeitz district - dredged from 1927 to 1932 - today Rusendorfer See

Phoenix East opencast mine

Schnauderhainichen , northeast of Meuselwitz , Altenburg district - demolition of part of the town from 1959 to 1960

Opencast mines in the Zeitz-Weißenfels brown coal field

including Profen opencast mines, former Emma, Streckau, Pirkau and Domsen opencast mines

Gaumnitz - location in the former Zeitz district - devastated in 1930 (Emma open-cast mine)
Pirkau - place in the former Hohenmölsen district - devastated in 1948, relocated to today's Neu-Pirkau Burgenlandkreis (Pirkau open-cast mine)
Streckau - place in the former Zeitz district devastated 1953–1954 (Streckau opencast mine)
Mutschau - place in the former Hohenmölsen district devastated 1957-1958 (Pirkau opencast mine)
Köttichau - location in the former Hohenmölsen district devastated 1961–1963 (Pirkau opencast mine)
Stöntzsch - place in the Borna district near Pegau - devastated 1963–1965 (Profen opencast mine)
Domsen - partial demolition 1967 (new farm houses) (open pit Domsen)
Döbris - place in the former Hohenmölsen district devastated in 1967 (Pirkau opencast mine)
Queisau - place in the former Hohenmölsen district devastated 1979–1980 (Profen opencast mine)
Steingrimma place in the former Hohenmölsen district - devastated 1980–1981 (Profen opencast mine)
Dobergast - location in the former Hohenmölsen district devastated in 1984 (Profen opencast mine)
Schwerzau - place in the Burgenland district near Zeitz - 1993 relocated to Draschwitz, Burgenland district - 1995–1999 devastated - dredged in 2007 (Profen opencast mine)
Großgrimma - location in Burgenlandkreis near Hohenmölsen - relocated in 1997/98 - 2006: demolition is still ongoing (Profen opencast mine)
Bösau - place in Burgenlandkreis near Hohenmölsen, district of Großgrimma - relocated in 1997/98 - devastated in 2001 (Profen opencast mine)
Deumen - place in the Burgenlandkreis near Hohenmölsen, part of Großgrimma - relocated 1997/98 - devastated 2000–2002 (Profen opencast mine)
Mödnitz - place in Burgenlandkreis near Hohenmölsen, district of Großgrimma - relocated 1997/98 - 2000-2005 devastated (Profen opencast mine)
Domsen - place in Burgenlandkreis near Hohenmölsen, district of Großgrimma - relocated in 1997/98 - 2006: demolition is still ongoing (Profen opencast mine)
Grunau - place in the Burgenland district near Hohenmölsen, district of Großgrimma - relocated 1997/98 - 2006 demolition is still ongoing (Profen opencast mine)

Ruppersdorf opencast mine

Ruppersdorf , southwest of Regis-Breitingen - relocated and dredged over from 1948 to 1950 - now the Ruppersdorf dump, recultivated

Schleenhain opencast mine

Hagenest , OT Löschützmühle - devastated in 1957/58
Kleinhermsdorf / Nehmitz - both partially devastated in 1960/61
Schleenhain - devastated in 1967
Droßdorf - devastated in 1983
Breunsdorf - cleared in 1994 and demolished in 1999 after a comprehensive archaeological survey

United Schleenhain opencast mine

Heuersdorf - former municipality in the Leipzig district , demolished between 2006 and 2010
Großhermsdorf - Großhermsdorf district, formerly OT von Heuersdorf, demolished in 2009/10

Meuschendorf desert - belonging to the municipality of Heuersdorf, dredged over after 2010

Witznitz opencast mine

Witznitz - devastated in 1941
Neukieritzsch - 1952–1957 partial demolition
Trachenau - devastated in 1962
Treppendorf - devastated in 1962
Grove - devastated in 1968
Kleinzössen - devastated in 1968
Kreudnitz - devastated in 1968
Gaulis - 1989 partial demolition
Crossen desert in Mölbis corridor - devastated in 1988/1989

Zechau opencast mine

Petsa , southeast of Meuselwitz , Altenburg district , relocated and dredged from 1943–1947
Leesen , southeast of Meuselwitz , Altenburg district , relocated and excavated from 1950–1952

Zipsendorf-Süd opencast mine

Wuitz , former location in the district Zeitz , County Hall , cleared 1953-1955 while dredged
Sabissa , former location in the district Zeitz , Halle Region , 1953-1956 cleared and dredged after

Zipsendorf-West opencast mine

Oberhaide , a former place in the Zeitz district , cleared between 1938 and 1940 and then dredged

Zwenkau opencast mine

(until 1969 under the name "Opencast mine Böhlen")

Zeschwitz - relocated in 1943 and then immediately dredged over
Großdeuben - partially dredged over 1956–1958
Gaschwitz - Western corridors partially dredged over in 1964/65
Prödel - relocated and dredged over in 1971/72
Zöbigker - partially dredged over in 1973 and 1978
Bösdorf - former district of Leipzig, 1980–1982 relocated and then dredged
Eythra - former district of Leipzig, resettled in 1982–1986 and systematically dredged from 1990 to 1999 as far as the lime tree avenue of the former Eythra Palace
Mark Budigass desert to the northeast of Zwenkau - dredged in 1973